<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:43:07:12 Permitted use of radiation.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:43:07:12"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:43:07:12 Permitted use of radiation."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:43:07:12.&nbsp;&nbsp;P</b></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>ermit</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>ted use of radiation.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> Only </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>a person registered to practice as a</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> dental radiograph</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>er</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>or</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> licensed</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> to practice as a</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> dentist or dental hygienist </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>may perform dental</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> radiography</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No person may be exposed to </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>an ionizing radiation </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>beam except for dental </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>diagnostic </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>purposes and only if exposure has been authorized by </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>the supervising</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> dentist. </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Any person operating a dental radiographic machine shall follow all safety instructions provided by the manufacture of the radiographic machine</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 26 SDR 37, effective September 20, 1999; 47 SDR 11, effective August 12, 2020.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-6A-14">36-6A-14</A></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(20)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-6A-14">36-6A-14</A></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(1)(7), 36-6A-31(5)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>